St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-10
ON LINGG'S BEHALF.
An Attempt to Prove That the
ROmb Maker Is Insane.

CHICAGO. Nov. 9.-Theslatest anarch-
ist bomb was exploded in the county
court to-day, when an application was
made to Judge Prendergast to have
Louis Lingg declared insane, and sent
to an asylum instead of to the gallows.
AT noon Attorney V. V. Hunt strobe
into court and announced that he had a
petition to have Louis Lingg declared
insane. .'Let me hear your petition"
said Judge Prendergast. Mr.. Hunt
then Strengthened himself up to hts full
height, and read, in very impressive
tones, the following petition:
'.,To the Hon. Richard Prendergast,
Judge of the County Court: The petit
ton of James G.. Herman would re-
spectfully present that he believes that
Louis Lingg, resident of Cook county,
is insane and that it would he
for the safety of the community
that he should be confined i'll a
state hospital for the insane. The facts
in his case can be proven by James g..
Herman, NJ. D., regular practicing
physician, and George d. DetWeller,
Ferdinand Spies, Ida Spies, Henry
Spies, Chris Spies. Mr.. Kuttleman, Gus
tay Perch. Louis letter, Mr.. Lime
meyer and W. Benthen, all of whom are
residents of Cook county, and that the
said Louis Lingg has no property or eff
fects, therefore your petitioners pray
that a warrant be issued for said Louis
Lingg and that venire may be issued
for a jury of six good and lawful men to
determine the truth of the allegatio ms
in the foregoing petition contained, and
also that a subpoena be issued for the
witnesses named, returnable at such
time as may be fixed by your honorable
court. and the said Louis Lingg be de-
clared an insane person after due hear
ing. and that he be committed to state
hospital for the insane.
JAMES q. HERMAN, NJ. D."
THEN FOLLOWED THIS DEPOSITION:
flames G.. Herman being duly sworn,
deposes and says that the foregoing pc
tition by James G. Herman subscribed
is true to the best of his information
and belief. Sworn to before ME this
9th day of November. 1887.
HENRY WULFF, County Clerk"
When Mr.. Hunt had finished, a pause
of few moments ensued and dead
silence prevailed while the judge turned
partly around, ard taking up leather
covered volume, peruSed it for mo-
ment. Then he laid the book down be-
fore him and said:
''To save any misapprehenSion as to
the courts action in this matter, the
record will show that on the application
to try the question of the alleged insan-
ity of Louis Lingg. Just presented, the
court in view of section 2S5 of the re-
vised statues, which bears upon this
question, and in view of the fact that
the alleged lunatic is under conviction
in the criminal court of Cook county,
will take no action in the petition,
without notice to the public prosecutor,
the states attorney of this county.
THE STATUTE PROVIDES
as follows: a person that becomes a
Iunatic or insane after the commission
of a crime or misdemeanOr shall not be
tried for the offense during the continu-
ance of the iunacY OF insanity. If, after
the verdict of guilty and before judg-
ment is pronounced, such person be-
comes Il Iunatic or insane, then no judg-
ment shall be given while such lunacy
o: insanity shall continue. and IL after
Judgment and before execution of the